Brick crate



Sept. 2, 11930. E. OSTRANQDER BRICK CRATE Filed July 13, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet L.

1'7 W'Oafrander 3 m V which will appear assthe description proff ce'eds, the 'inventlonresldes ln the comblna- I as to position; in' Figure f L a we s p'tszz s i"if a; "U ITED S ATES i v I "coil l fii e July 1:3 E

' *This invention aims tolp'rovide a simple means whereby aflarge number ofbriclzs or ,other' objects of a similar sort maybe. stacked up, hoisted and transferred to the "place, oil

5 delivery, and" there dumped. v V p v Q Itiswithintl eprovince ofthe jCllSQlO$LlT8 to improve generally and lto enhance the utility of devices of that type-to'which thej invention appertainsfl With the above' and their; objects in View;

7 tion and arrangement of pa rts andin the'c l 'e-- tails of construction hereinafter described 5 and claimed, it being understood that changes:

in the precise embodimentfof theqin've'ntion' V hereindisclosed' may be made within the scope of what is claimed, Withoutdeparh ing'fromthe spirit oftheinyenti'om p Y 29 In the accompanyingdrawingsvz f. V V Figure -1 shows in top plan, a'deyicefcon'a structecl in accordance with the invention;;,;.

Figure 2 is abottom plan Y Figure 3 isa sideeleyat'on are broken'awaly; i

Figure li's across se Figurefi is a cross section on the line-5 5 j' of Flgure 3; a v

'In carrying out the inventio nfthere is provided a rigid base 1,' in'the fOIIlIWOIE plate, it beingunderstoodpthat-any desired material may be] used in themakin'g ofjthe baseyand in the making of a ll otherparts hereinafter "described, either wood or metal;

or any other niaterialof construction being employed, asthe manufacturerfmay wish The' base 1 isprovided near tolits ends with openings 2. W The base l is supplied internal edges, with openings f 3:, seen mo st clearly] in Figure 401: the dr'awm The top of the. crate is, designated-gen er'ally by the numeral 4. VPreferably the top 4' is made up ofa plurality-of 'slats 51mmside by side; as shoW-nin FigureI. .The slats 5 are'supplied at their endswithopenings 6, in which are located antifriction devices, such 1, as pulleys 7. It may be found, convenient" pension" member ,includi ng atf-inverted u V ifshapedebaili 1 -1 shown. 'in Eigu rej l; an'd hav- Lfl a ingiieyes-12'='through which 'extends a fect; L 'gidfrod 1'0, the 'J 7' 10, through the}instrumentality of thefe'yes 12'; 'Thefirod' 1'O'--is1{supplied at its ends-With removableheads14,"whichm ayf'benuts f the "base and- 11p; throughfk the; openings- -21 \v The; flexible-l elements -15 extend Lip-through I i'rhe flex ble mediateits endsyandnear to its longitudi-flho' g and'indicatechf 5 r1111 rods sarong-11a slats5 ithere 'being e a TI-b'eijng gjournane on' 'therods 8.

The nunieral l) designatesg-i generally, a suspreferably in the-form fbaili 1.11" being: mounted? to swing 'on the rod B0" 7 waehersu 7 MThe sdeviceinclud a: -p1 r;a1ity' bf Y elements Which RIG u shaped as showni in Figureb; Th "flexibleelein'ents are marlied by .the': numera They; extend= tranverse i 5 :1y "ofolthe base 3 long the lower 1 s tirfaceziof I k p f elements are supphedfat their? up'p'er ends= vvith eyes 17 detachably" ,fmountedi onfthezrod10;.1 'The bricks-or other 7 ("I I ob ects.'-which: arelocated betweenthe-1010 4,

and thebasei Lfar-e'marked b y thenumeral 16: The'arms of each flexible element 15 (Figure 5) are located close enough together so. that they will'- extend upwardly along ea-ch ver- "tical row of bricks' lb on the base 1;v *This isi v indicated 'ini Figuresl of "the drawings: E Because :thexbricks :ofi leach -row Earewetained at:

described; it .Wil'lfbe impossible for the bricks to-iescape endwis e fronilthe cr'a-tef ":zThe' numoral-"23 indicates a hoisting cable t having Ea;

I p 24 -orgother suitable Qappliance for en; gagementiwifthithebail-'11;

if Ancross ISleXtendS; transversely of the top; l and downwardly; through :the "openings 7 3 inthe-basefilgz -Afi its-lower.- (5nd,; the cross 7 l-ineiil8'xhas eyes 19 whicliji rref inserted sea curing'elements-QQ uchasypins the pins em; 1

gaging the lower' surface .1615 ',tl 1e" base The 7 sides 'of-the cross lines 18' are equipped with rings 21' or other [suitable felelnents; to which b may be connected a du1np line 22 'WVhen the 7 rod foreachend ofieach=slat ,.th epulleys, v

I bricksa re stackedlup in place, as shown in Figure 3, and when the crate is hoisted by means of the cable 23, the flexible elements V15 tendjjto run *7 a-little.

Thusthe slats 5 are forced down on top of the lbrickslfiythe bricks thus being bound sec-u relyi between the'slats and the basell;

If the dump line 22is heldita'ut and the hoisting cable 23 is slacked away, the flexible elements will be'loose'ned, and theslats "5 :'will be loosened,fthe,crate swinging: down into a vertical position from theposition "shown in Figure 4; of the drawings. -When this operation takes place, the bricks 16 will ,slide readily; out'of the crate.

' -pended,.the flexible elements wi'llmove' over;

What is claimed is: v

1. In a crate'of the clas'sldescribed, abase, a top disposed above the base, antifriction 1 .devicesecarried by the top, flexible elements fixed, to thebaseand extended upwardly above \thetop in contact with the anti-fric tion devices,- and a suspension member- 001 nected to the flexible elements and located above the top,1wherebyiwhen;the crate is susthe antifriction devices andtend to force the I top downwardly and cause the material in -,the crate-to be pressedbetween the top and I. I l

thebase. a s a.

' 2; In a brick crate ofthe'class described; a

= base;andimechanismefor holding all of the bricks'with alight but distributed pressure;

saidmechanism comprisingr a "top disposed above the base and including a plurality of I" I slats located. sideby side, flexible elements connected to the base and extended upwardly V i above the top, there being atleast one flexible element ateach end of each sl at,-theflex-L I iblevelementsbeing in'sslidablecont'act with the slats at points near to the ends of theslats and a suspension member connected to the flexibleelements, and" locatedEa'bovc the slats; whereby when the crate isrsuspended,

the flexible elements willtend to force 'the slats downwardly and cause V-thematerial in the crate. to be pressed between the top and thebase. i

3. In acrateofithe class describedya base, atop disposed above the base and comprising a pluralityof slats located; side side, flexible elements looped throughthe base and having their ends extended upwardly through theslats and provided with eye -area engaged'through thejeyes;liftingfjmeans con-' nected to thefrod, acrossline' connected at;

its ends to the base and extended transversely V of the topya'nd' aidump line" connectedvto the cross line at onesideof the crate.

Ina-testimony that I: claimv the foregoing. as myown, Ihave' heretoaflixed my'signature. I

e EDWARD W; OSTRANDTER;

over the antifriction pulleys 

